Synonyms of castrating

castrating

verb

present participle of castrate

as in undermining

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermining
• draining
• weakening
• exhausting
• wearing
• lobotomizing
• devitalizing
• petrifying
• deadening
• enervating
• desiccating
• dehydrating
• damping
• dampening
• gelding
• discouraging
• sapping
• debilitating
• enfeebling
• wearing out
• burning out
• fatiguing
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• daunting
• dispiriting
• tuckering (out)
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• bracing
• stirring
• energizing
• invigorating
• enlivening
• arousing
• vitalizing
• quickening
• charging
• vivifying
• galvanizing
• rousing
• firing
• inciting
• triggering
• provoking
• electrifying
• lifting
• fomenting
• instigating
• inflaming
• exciting
• fermenting
• kindling
• sparking
• whipping (up)
• abetting
• boosting
• cheering
• fortifying
• reviving
• resurrecting
• emboldening
• inspiring
• resuscitating
• reanimating
• renewing
• regenerating
• buoying
• revitalizing
• enflaming
• reactivating
• reawakening
• recharging
• rejuvenating
• rekindling
• reenergizing
• heartening
• refreshing
• reawaking
• re-energizing